Roanoke City County, VA Demographic Data
Roanoke City County, VA Summary
Roanoke City County is located in Virginia
- Population: 97,469
- Area: 42.90 sq. miles
- Land Area: 42.56 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.34 sq. miles
- Population Density: 2,271.84 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 975.07 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Roanoke City County, VA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
52,325
53%
50.8
Male
47,335
48%
49.2
Total Population
99,660
323,128,000
Roanoke City County, VA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
6,639
6.7%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
7,259
7.3%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
5,119
5.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
5,655
5.7%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
5,126
5.1%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
14,750
14.8%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
13,422
13.5%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
13,299
13.3%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
7,280
7.3%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
5,921
5.9%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
8,665
8.7%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
4,342
4.4%
4.4
85 Years and Over
2,183
2.2%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
77,385
77.6%
77.2
Female
41,510
53.6%
51.3
Male
35,875
46.4%
48.7
21 Years and over
74,587
74.8%
73.1
62 Years and over
18,762
18.8%
18.8
65 Years and over
15,190
15.2%
15.2
Female
9,027
59.4%
55.8
Male
6,163
40.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
39
0.0%
0.0
Roanoke City County, VA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
97,953
98.3%
96.8
White
63,615
63.8%
72.6
Black or African American
30,307
30.4%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
68
0.1%
0.8
Asian
3,200
3.2%
5.4
Asian Indian
1.2
Chinese
1.3
Filipino
0.9
Japanese
0.2
Korean
0.4
Vietnamese
0.6
Other Asian
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
123
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
640
0.6%
5.1
Two or More Races
1,707
1.7%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
6,216
6.2%
17.8
Mexican
11.2
Puerto Rican
1.7
Cuban
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
93,444
93.8%
82.2
Roanoke City County, VA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
2,185
3.1%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
6,779
9.7%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
24,672
35.3%
27.2
Some college, no degree
14,137
20.2%
20.6
Associate's Degree
7,378
10.6%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
9,396
13.4%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
5,315
7.6%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
8,964
12.8%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
60,898
87.1%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
14,711
21.0%
31.2
Roanoke City County, VA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
29,261
36.3%
33.7%
Now Married
32,112
39.8%
47.5
Divorced
11,982
14.9%
11.0%
Separated
2,446
3.0%
2.0
Widowed
4,842
6.0
5.8%
Roanoke City County, VA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
86,144
92.6%
78.4%
Languages other than english
6,877
7.4%
21.6%
Spanish
13.3
Other indo-european languages
3.7
Asian and Pacific islander languages
3.5
Other Languages
1.1
Roanoke City County, VA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
4,778
11.3%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
4,216
10.0%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
5,747
13.6%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
4,997
11.8%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
7,708
18.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
6,589
15.6%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
3,951
9.4%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
2,971
7.0%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
681
1.6%
5.8
$200,000 or more
575
1.4%
6.4
Median household income
37,044
57,617
Per capita income
22,370
31,128
Roanoke City County, VA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
179
0.4%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
6,443
14.0%
9.8
Construction
2,909
6.3%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
11,324
24.6%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
3,042
6.6%
6.6
Information
612
1.3%
2.1
Manufacturing
3,476
7.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
1,848
4.0%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
4,969
10.8%
11.4
Public administration
2,127
4.6%
4.6
Retail trade
5,877
12.8%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
2,275
4.9%
5.2
Wholesale trade
911
2.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
3,532
7.7%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
13,562
29.5%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
5,946
12.9%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
12,829
27.9%
23.3%
Service occupations
10,123
22.0%
18.1%
Roanoke City County, VA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
45,189
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
36,694
81.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
2,872
6.4%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
1,730
3.8%
5.1
Walked
1,213
2.7%
2.7
Other means
823
1.8%
1.8
Worked at home
1,857
4.1%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
23.5
26.6
Roanoke City County, VA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
5,009
11.9%
8.7
1 vehicles
18,601
44.1%
33.2
2 vehicles
12,557
29.7%
37.1
3 or more
6,046
14.3%
21.0
Roanoke City County, VA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
42,213
89.1%
87.6
Owner Occupied
22,314
52.9%
63.1
Renter Occupied
19,899
47.1%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
5,179
10.9%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
11
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.5
Roanoke City County, VA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
47,392
1 room
544
1.1%
2.4
2 rooms
886
1.9%
2.7
3 rooms
3,250
6.9%
9.1
4 rooms
11,674
24.6%
16.5
5 rooms
11,460
24.2%
19.8
6 rooms
8,143
17.2%
17.8
7 rooms
4,396
9.3%
12.0
8 rooms
2,901
6.1%
8.6
9 rooms or more
4,138
8.7%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Roanoke City County, VA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
47,392
1-unit, detached
28,994
61.2%
61.5
1-unit, attached
4,196
8.9%
5.9
2-units
3,162
6.7%
3.6
3 or 4 units
1,848
3.9%
4.4
5 to 9 units
1,645
3.5%
4.8
10 to 19 units
4,932
10.4%
4.4
20 or more units
2,241
4.7%
9.0
Mobile home
374
0.8%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Roanoke City County, VA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
11,598
24.5%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
5,491
11.6%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
8,235
17.4%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
8,517
18.0%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
5,339
11.3%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
2,476
5.2%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
2,751
5.8%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
2,798
5.9%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
164
0.3%
2.8%
2014 or later
23
0.0%
1.4%
Roanoke City County, VA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
19,314
45.8%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
203
0.5%
4.7
Electricity
19,238
45.6%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
3,009
7.1%
4.8
Coal or coke
44
0.1%
0.1
Wood
161
0.4%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
136
0.3%
0.5
No fuel used
108
0.3%
1.1
Roanoke City County, VA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
47295100.0
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
5,990
39.4%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
1,808
11.9%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
1,506
9.9%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
772
5.1%
7.0%
35.0% or more
5,135
33.8%
21.3%
Not Computed
261
0.0%
0.0%
Roanoke City County, VA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
19,594
41,631,300
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
53
0.3%
1.9%
$1,500 to $1,999
294
1.5%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
2,392
12.2%
28.3%
Less than $500
3,316
16.9%
10.7%
$500 to $999
13,539
69.1%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
305
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
750
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
3,256
16.7%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
1,764
9.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
2,609
13.3%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
1,632
8.3%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
1,087
5.6%
9.0%
35.0% or more
9,199
47.1%
40.7%
Not Computed
352
0.0%
0.0%
Roanoke City County, VA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
22,314
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,247
5.6%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
6,455
28.9%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
6,605
29.6%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
4,233
19.0%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
1,892
8.5%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
1,333
6.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
159
0.7%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
390
1.7%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
125,500
205,000